CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 51st annual
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position
in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Tony Rizzo Runs 7.046/200.74, Now #30; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Larry Peternel Runs 8.873/105.46, Now #32; Best prior run: 14.471/57.92,
Was #33

Lawrence got down the track cleanly this time out and improved a tenth. Left Lane: Pat Herold No Time, Now #30; Best prior run: 6.978/199.02, Was #29
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.876/202.61, Now #28; Best prior run: 12.010/72.57,
Was #34

Herold broke and was pushed over to the return road. Left Lane: Mike Trumble Jr Runs 6.882/201.34, Now #27; Best prior run:
6.862/201.19, Was #27
Right Lane: John Mahoney Runs 6.930/198.93, Now #29; Best prior run: 7.009/198.29,
Was #31

Mahoney got into the sixes this time out. Left Lane: Ben Watson Runs 6.826/201.64, Now #24; Best prior run: 6.815/202.21, Was
#24
Right Lane: Jerry Hemmingson Runs 6.961/199.40, Now #30; Best prior run:
6.966/198.88, Was #30

Nice launch by Watson, a 0.997 60-foot time, but he ran out of steam on the top
end.. Left Lane: Ronnie Humphrey Runs 6.808/202.70, Now #23; Best prior run:
6.808/203.16, Was #23
Right Lane: Barry Grant Runs 6.838/201.13, Now #26; Best prior run: 6.852/200.53,
Was #26

Small improvements, no real help. Left Lane: Bob Panella Runs 6.814/202.24, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.785/203.06,
Was #19
Right Lane: Dave Connolly Runs 6.769/203.12, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.787/203.12,
Was #21

Nice run by C onnolly to bump into the field. Now Kenny Koretsky is on the bump spot
at 6.778. Left Lane: Kenny Koretsky Runs 6.799/202.30, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.778/202.94,
Was #16
Right Lane: Bob Benza Runs 6.828/202.76, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.783/203.61, Was
#19

Koretsky had a nice 0.997 60-foot time, but could not bump back into the
field. Left Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.783/203.09, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.760/203.68, Was
#13
Right Lane: Erica Enders Runs 6.768/203.61, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.780/203.49,
Was #18

Yates' car is a new GTO, by the way, missed that last night. Both cars posted 0.997
short times and Enders improved, bumping Koretsky. Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 6.771/203.83, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.756/203.98,
Was #11
Right Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 17.839/41.42, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.778/202.82,
Was #18

AJ was on the bump when the round started. Dave Connolly was now on the bump spot
at 6.769. Johnson's car made a hard move toward the wall on the launch and he had to
lift. Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.801/202.73, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.752/203.71,
Was #8
Right Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.787/202.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.767/203.19,
Was #14

Jeg's car made a move toward the centerline on the launch and he lost some time
getting it back to the groove. Left Lane: Dave Howard Runs 6.794/203.12, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.751/203.86, Was
#7
Right Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.753/204.70, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.759/205.04,
Was #12

WJ's car made a small bobble on the launch last night. He ran the third-fastest run
of the round, but ended up twelfth on the elapsed time list. This time he made a nice, straight
launch, posted a 0.997 60-foot time, and moved up three spots on the ladder in a round where
most are losing a couple hundredths or more. Left Lane: Jason Line Runs 6.768/203.71, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.743/204.26, Was
#5
Right Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.777/203.89, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.755/203.98, Was
#11

So far, only Enders, Connolly and WJ have improved this round. Morgan came close to
Johnson's round-quick 6.753, but could not beat it. Left Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.744/205.22, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.728/205.35,
Was #2
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.706/204.91, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.714/205.13,
Was #1

Last pair. Both beat WJ's time, but Anderson crushed the whole field, setting a
track ET record in a round where almst all others lost ground.

After two rounds, it's Anderson
on the top and Dave Connolly is on the bump spot at 6.769.